Bollywood actors and film fans paid their last respects to one of India’s first superstars, Rajesh Khanna, as his body was cremated in a Hindu ceremony in Mumbai today.

Rajesh Khanna, the first actor to gain superstar status in Indian movies during a near three-decade reign at the top of the Bollywood film industry, died aged 69 today after a brief illness.

An Indian media group says it has signed deals with production houses of top Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Nicholas Cage for co-producing films.

Bollywood actor Rahul Khanna insists he is not dead.